004 Egg Ethics, Solar Food Dryers and a Question about Earth Ovens

June 18, 2014

Animals, Chickens, Podcasts, Solar, Water and Power

...ly and Erik discuss the tricky ethics of eggs and mayonnaise, what kind of solar food dryer is the best and we answer a question from Ed about earth ovens. Plans for the Appalachian Solar Food Dryer can be found in an article on Mother Earth News. We have a detailed post on how we built our adobe oven here. If you want to leave a question you can call (213) 537-2591 or send an email to [email protected]. The theme music is by Dr. Frankenstein....

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Saturday Tweets: Squirrels, CIA Snail Mail and a Home Solar Array

Mr. Homegrown

January 28, 2017

Saturday Linkages

great #DIY solar array how to on @instructables 6.3 kiloWatt Ground Mount Home Solar Array https://t.co/cUZi3Nj10P pic.twitter.com/jTsSHG9o3j — Eric Rochow (@GardenForkTV) January 26, 2017 Get inspired by environmentalist Rachel Carson's political fights https://t.co/Bu9Vydt3Z9 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 26, 2017 Squirrels you may encounter https://t.co/SVMxQhXFFg — Root Simple (@rootsimple) January 26, 2017 How to Securely Send Snai...

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Saturday Linkages: The Calm After the Storm

Mr. Homegrown

November 3, 2012

Saturday Linkages

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...rblog.com/2012/10/a-unique-diy-solar-pool-heating.html?spref=tw … Build-It-Solar Blog: Large DIY Solar Space and Water Heating System in … http://www.builditsolarblog.com/2012/10/large-diy-solar-space-and-water-heating.html?spref=tw … Primitive Skills Roland Trevino of Altadena Makes and Uses the Ancient Atlatl: http://dirttime.com/?p=2741 Gardening What to do with storm damaged trees: http://www.treesaregood.org/pressrelease/press/firstaid.aspx …...

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Jas. Townsend’s 18th Century Cooking

Mr. Homegrown

December 19, 2016

Fermentation, Food, Food Preservation, Recipes

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...nto a deep and unlikely YouTube hole: Jas. Townsend and Son’s 18th century cooking videos. Jas. Townsend and Son is the most unlikely business I can imagine. They manufacture and sell 18th century clothing, cookware, camp equipment and housewares though a brick and mortar shop in Pierceton, Indiana. John Townsend is one of the most prolific and accomplished YouTubers I’ve encountered. His cooking videos feature professional lighting and sound (rar...

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Beans 101 (Return of Bean Friday!)

Mrs. Homegrown

March 1, 2013

Bean Fest, Food, How-to

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...e them in the water, or they’ll get nasty. How many beans?: I never bother cooking less than a pound, which is about two cups of dried beans, give or take. Two cups of dried beans equals about 6 cups cooked, broth included. What kind of beans?: All dried beans may be cooked with this generalized method. Smaller beans cook a little faster than big beans. (Lentils are an exception: they don’t need pre-soaking or long cooking–so are good for last min...

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